Copyright © 1990 by the University of Nebraska Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the minimum require- ments of American National Standard for Information Sciences -- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Runte Alfred, 1947- Yosemite: the embattled wilder- ness / Alfred Runte. p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-8032-3894-0 (alk. paper) 1. Natural history -- California -- Yosemite National Park. 2. Nature conservation -- Cali- fornia -- Yosemite National Park. 3. Yosemite National Park ( Calif.) -- Management. 4. Natural resources -- California -- Yosemite National Park. I. Title. QH105.C2R86 1990 508.794′47-dc20 89-35128 CIP Frontispiece: Hikers pause to marvel at the power and majesty of Vernal Falls, June 1938. Photograph by Ralph H. Anderson, courtesy of the National Park Service. Second printing: 1990 -iv- |